Chapter 20 take a step back

Hou Weidong went downstairs and called Hong Ang, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.Hong Ang smiled and said: "Don't think about leaving when you come here, go and eat the big family." The big family refers to Ji Haiyang, the director of the Finance Bureau.The Caishui Hotel has been renovated and has become the base of Hong Ang and others' activities. At noon, when they arrived at Hong Ang, Hou Weidong gave him a small gift, a pack of Boston's specialty maple syrup. Every spring, before the snow on the land of northern New England melts, the maple sap has already surged, and people light the containers used for boiling sugar to boil the sweet amber maple syrup.Most of the sugar factories welcome tourists to visit, and during the non-sugar period, visitors can enjoy the whole process of sugar production in special museums.

Hou Weidong prepared this kind of maple syrup for Zhu Minsheng, Liu Bing, Hong Ang, Su Mingjun, Ji Haiyang, Zeng Zhaoqiang and others.Gifts brought back from overseas are light in courtesy and affectionate. After exchanging pleasantries, Hou Weidong talked about his thoughts to Hong Ang, the new Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee: "Cai Zhenggui has been the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee for many years. Can I change positions? The new Public Security Bureau Chief Luo Jinhao is young and vigorous, so he can be considered for promotion." From being a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee to being a full-time secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Hong Ang intends to move the cadres in the political and legal lines of the counties in order to increase his own weight.Hearing Hou Weidong's proposal, he nodded and said: "The province has made it clear that the secretary of the county party committee, the head of the county, the head of the organization and the head of the public security bureau should rotate regularly. Now the leaders of the political and legal systems of the four counties should also move. Weidong's suggestion is very good. I will seriously consider it."

After talking about the business, Ji Haiyang rushed back from Lingxi, and the three of them chewed slowly and had a good meal.After lunch, he returned to Chengjin County. After leaving for a month, Hou Weidong was still worried. "Yunfeng, what is the specific extent of the negotiation with Shengbao Group?" There were so many people yesterday, Hou Weidong only asked about the situation shallowly, without going into details. "Half of the negotiation was in Chengjin County, and the other half was in Shazhou. Mayor Gao, director of the Municipal Planning Commission Jiang Jin, County Magistrate Zeng, and Deputy County Magistrate Zhou have been participating in the negotiations, and nothing formal has been seen yet." As the director of the office, Gu Yunfeng insisted on reporting the situation in Chengjin County to Hou Weidong every day. He did not participate in the negotiations with Shengbao Group, and he did not know much about the details of the negotiations.

Hou Weidong said: "Please invite the magistrate of Fuquan County to come to the office." Gu Yunfeng immediately called Zhou Fuquan, and Zhou Fuquan answered the phone, saying: "I'm still in the Shazhou Municipal Government, and I'm negotiating with the Shengbao Group. The negotiation is very difficult. I heard that Secretary Hou is back. I have something to do." report to him." Zhou Fuquan quickly called Hou Weidong's office and said, "Secretary Hou, I haven't disturbed you this month. We have talked with Shengbao Group five times. Mayor Gao, Director Jiang and County Magistrate Zeng have all arrived today. Long request, signed an agreement of intent today."

Hou Weidong asked: "You have worked hard. Negotiation is the most energy-consuming thing. Shengbao Group used to have very harsh conditions. Has there been any change in the agreement of intent?" Zhou Fuquan was silent for a while, and said: "Basically the same as before, with some adjustments." "Which specific adjustments will be made?" "Previously they asked for all taxes to be refunded for the first three years, but this time they proposed to refund all taxes in the first year, halve the refund in the second year, return one-third in the third year, and pay taxes normally in the fourth year."

"What about the land?" "They asked for 1,000 acres and asked for free, and they have never compromised on this one." Hou Weidong pointed out in a serious tone: "Chengjin's financial resources are limited, and this matter involves a wide range of areas. We must be cautious. We must accept the reasonable conditions of Shengbao Group and consider preferential offers, but we cannot accept unreasonable demands." Putting down the phone, Zhou Fuquan smiled bitterly. As the executive deputy county magistrate, he was caught between Hou Weidong and Zeng Zhaoqiang.The current county magistrate Zeng Zhaoqiang and the former county magistrate Jiang Xiangyu have very different personalities, and Jiang Xiangyu is basically in sync with Hou Weidong.Zeng Zhaoqiang, on the other hand, is very individual and has the support of Deputy Mayor Gao, so he really spent a lot of brainpower during this month's negotiations.

Hou Weidong obtained an agreement of intent between Chengjin County Government and Shengbao Group.After reading it, even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but slapped the table and said angrily, "Such an agreement still needs to be negotiated? This is Shengbao Group's money making, and Chengjin County is taking advantage of it!" Gu Yunfeng, member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Director of the County Party Committee Office, saw Hou Weidong slapping the table for the first time. In his impression, although Hou Weidong had a tough personality, his attitude was always gentle.

"Mayor Gao has been participating in the negotiations with Shengbao Group." Gu Yunfeng looked at Hou Weidong's face and reminded cautiously. Hou Weidong said: "We need to clarify one issue. The Shengbao Group is negotiating cooperation with the Chengjin County Government, and it is Chengjin County that finally signed the agreement. The rights and obligations belong to Chengjin County. The Provincial Planning Commission and the Municipal Planning Commission are both To help Chengjin do a good job in the negotiation work, not to make decisions on behalf of the Chengjin County Party Committee and the county government.”

Gu Yunfeng tried his best to defuse Hou Weidong's anger, saying: "This time, after all, it is an agreement of intent, and it is not counted. Such an important matter must be studied and discussed by the Standing Committee, which is clearly required by the rules of procedure." "Every major event is calm." This is the banner that Zhao Yongsheng, Secretary of the Qinglin Town Party Committee, hung behind his desk.Every time Hou Weidong went to his office to report on work, he would see this banner. Over time, he remembered the content of the banner in his heart, and it became a good weapon for him to control his anger.After meditating twice on "every major event is calm", he managed to control his anger and asked, "When was the original plan to hold the Standing Committee?"

"Next Wednesday, do I need to advance to this week?" Hou Weidong shook his head, and said: "No need, implement according to the original plan." He handed the intentional agreement to Gu Yunfeng, and said: "You copy a few copies of the agreement for me. In addition, you organize the comrades in the research room to study carefully. This agreement, objective analysis, allows comrades to speak freely, do not reveal my opinion to them." Gu Yunfeng understood this, and called the chief and deputy directors of the research office, and said, "This is an agreement of intent signed between the county government and Shengbao Group. You two should study hard and consider it from the perspective of Chengjin's development. The problem should be evaluated objectively and comprehensively.”

It was the first time for the principal and deputy directors of the research office to encounter such a thing. Lao Yao said suspiciously: "It is the job of the County Government's Legal Affairs Office to review legal issues." Gu Yunfeng said: "Old Yao, you have to change your thinking. The position of the research office is to be a think tank for the development of the county party committee, not just to write materials for the leaders. You are a great talent in Chengjin. This time, you must give full play to your intelligence for the development of Chengjin. Wisdom." Lao Yao graduated from the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Although the school's brand is not strong, he is extremely conceited. As the director of the county party committee's research office, he always thinks that talents are underappreciated, and he often complains about chicks, swans, and vanilla Zhilan.Lao Yao regards himself as a swan, but in the eyes of the vast majority of the county party committee, he is just a little sparrow. Writing stereotyped speeches in the research room is Lao Yao's best destination in life. After understanding what was going on, Lao Yao felt a sense of pride in being respected, and said, "Secretary Hou has been the leader of the Municipal Party Committee after all, so he knows how to do it!" Gu Yunfeng said: "This is a major event that concerns the entire county. The two of you find a villa with a good environment, take a good look at it, and insist on putting forward some constructive suggestions and getting the invoice back. There is just a request. The two of you study it. Don’t talk about it with your mouth open, just know it yourself.” After Gu Yunfeng finished speaking, he left. Lao Yao was sitting in the office, and suddenly remembered something: "Director Gu said that the secret should be kept secret. Did he mean that the invoice should be kept secret, or the research agreement should be kept secret?" , I kept thinking, I was thinking at work, and I was thinking after get off work. After Hou Weidong read the agreement, he called Lu Jun, deputy director of the Provincial Planning Commission.Lu Jun read the agreement and said, "Secretary Hou, what's your opinion?" Hou Weidong said: "Director Lu is an expert, so I specifically ask for your opinion." "Non-ferrous metal mines are non-renewable and scarce resources. The central government has debates about foreign capital entering the mining industry. I agree that strategic resources should not be opened to foreign capital. In addition, foreign investment in high-energy-consuming, high-pollution, and low-level industries has nothing to do with my country's technological progress. The benefits outweigh the benefits.” Hou Weidong said: "This is a discussion from a large level. From a practical point of view, only with investment can political achievements be made. The key indicator for the annual ranking of Lingxi regions is still GDP. It is difficult for grassroots governments to consider the large policy background." There is nothing Lu Jun hates more than this, saying: "Speaking of this incident, I think of the absurd things in the past, fifteen years to catch up with the Premier League and the United States, and the country's large-scale steelmaking. I think there is no qualitative difference between the understanding of many leaders now and the level of development determined by steel production.” Hearing the voice of Lu Jun gnashing his teeth, Hou Weidong said: "I don't agree with this agreement of Shengbao Group, but what I consider is the practical issue. One thousand acres of land is free, and the county's finances are already stretched. We can only pass the pressure on to the villagers whose land has been expropriated, which will cause big trouble. Besides the land, Shengbao Group is very overbearing in terms of export tax rebates, tax rebates, price protection, transportation and other terms, which I cannot accept.” Lu Jun listened to Hou Weidong's thoughts in detail, and said: "You do this, from the macro policy to the actual operation, it is in line with reality, and it can stand the test of history. But Shazhou City and Tiezhou City are both competing for the second place. , It has been very close in the past few years. In the past two years, Tiezhou has three major projects, and the distance between Shazhou and Shazhou has widened again. Secretary Zhu is worried. If you let go of this big project this time, you will face pressure .” "This is the reason why I hesitate, but I have to be responsible for Chengjin's reality, at least for the development of the past few years, so I can only stick to it." After talking with Lu Jun, Hou Weidong secretly made up his mind and said, "I don't care if it rains or my mother gets married." In the next few days, Hou Weidong went to the provincial capital and reported the agreement to Zhou Changquan.Zhou Changquan said: "I only talk about one principle. At the beginning, I left Shengbao Group in Chengjin, Shazhou, out of both public and selfish intentions. You have made achievements, and I am proud of myself, but I have no restrictions. You If you think it’s inappropriate, don’t worry about my attitude, you just need to consider whether it’s beneficial to Chengjin.” Hou Weidong then talked with individual county committee members, and after a series of preparatory work, he decided to ask the county magistrate Zeng Zhaoqiang to explain. If Zeng Zhaoqiang can understand this matter correctly, the Standing Committee next Wednesday will not study the agreement; if it is inconsistent with Zeng Zhaoqiang's point of view, the Standing Committee next Wednesday will discuss the matter of Shengbao Group. Zeng Zhaoqiang entered the office and said with a smile, "I was going to keep the maple syrup that Secretary Wei Dong bought for my daughter, but your sister-in-law was so greedy that she ate every piece of it." That being said, the actual situation is that Madam Wang Ying curled her lips while holding the candy, and said, "Hou Weidong is a rich man, why is he so stingy? When I went to the United States, I got rid of a bag of candy." At that time, Zeng Zhaoqiang said: "Don't talk about it. Hou Weidong is no longer the Hou Weidong of the past. He is the secretary of the county party committee. Although maple syrup is inconspicuous, I guess there are only a few people who can eat maple syrup. Now and then, in the future Be careful what you say." After exchanging pleasantries, Hou Weidong took out the agreement and said, "I have read the intent agreement sent by the government office carefully. The Shengbao Group really dared to open its mouth like a lion, and dared to ask for a thousand acres of land for nothing. In terms of industrial land, it is also a large sum. The county government has more than 200 million yuan in disposable income. Other terms are also very harsh." Zeng Zhaoqiang said with deep emotion: "Shengbao Group is proud of being rich, but the conditions are very harsh. Lao Zhou suffered from high blood pressure and was admitted to the hospital for negotiation." "I have objections to the intentional agreement. If it is carried out according to the agreement, it will not be a good thing for Chengjin. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and there may be troubles." Zeng Zhaoqiang raised his thick eyebrows and said, "If the negotiation fails, Hong Kong businessmen will invest billions of dollars in other places, and the negotiating team will be guilty. The biggest problem now is the land issue. Vice Mayor Gao and Jiang The director and we have researched that as long as the Shengbao Group is put into production, the land cost can be recovered quickly through taxation, so the land cost is also paid for by the sheep.” Hou Weidong continued: "Land expropriation is a tricky matter. Chengjin is a typical food finance, and there is no such money at all. Without this money, and the land of ordinary people must be forcibly expropriated, then the only way is to discount the land payment. It’s easy to say, with such a large area involved, if it can’t be fulfilled, there will definitely be a big accident.” "The county government has discussed this matter. It is not possible to pay off the land acquisition in one lump sum. It can be paid in installments. After each household is settled according to the actual area, it will be paid in 20 years. The villagers get the money every year, and the pressure from the government also needs to be paid. Lighten up." "Is inflation considered? If the output value per mu is 1,000 yuan, the purchasing power of this 1,000 yuan may be greatly reduced after 20 years, and the villagers will actually suffer a great loss." Zeng Zhaoqiang sat up straight, and said: "When Shengbao Group is officially put into operation, the villagers whose land has been expropriated will convert from farming to non-farming on the spot and go to work in factories. This is the only way for rural development." Seeing that Zeng Zhaoqiang disagreed with him, Hou Weidong changed to a more realistic way, saying: "Shengbao Group also mentioned the issue of tax rebates for three years, that is to say, the county government will not enjoy the benefits of Shengbao Group in these three years, but A lot of investment is required. The county party committee and the county government have been thankless in the past three years, and life is difficult for you and me. And after three years, it is not clear who will be the secretary of the county party committee or the county magistrate." Zeng Zhaoqiang was silent for a while, and said: "What Secretary Hou said is true, but everything has risks. In order to make life easier, I will not come to be the county magistrate." Hou Weidong originally wanted to understand it with affection and reason, but he did not expect Zeng Zhaoqiang to adopt a business-like attitude, and said: "Investment attraction cannot be picked up in the basket. The contract must be relatively fair. Isn't Shengbao Group Investment, but plundering of resources in Chengjin County." Zeng Zhaoqiang raised his eyebrows and said, "First, I didn't bring this project to Chengjin, but the provincial government decided to put it in Shazhou; second, I implemented the decision of the county party committee and negotiated with Shengbao Group on behalf of the Chengjin county government. Moreover, the negotiation was conducted under the guidance of Vice Mayor Gao, so how can you talk about plundering?" He never told Hou Weidong about one thing. Before the agreement came out, he reported it to Zhu Minsheng alone.Zhu Minsheng agreed to the agreement in principle, so he has a lot of confidence.Moreover, Huang Zidi approached him many times and made him a promise, a promise that he couldn't refuse because he was too old.Therefore, he gritted his teeth and verbally agreed to Huang Zidi's plan. Hou Weidong saw that Zeng Zhaoqiang was angry, so he didn't back down, saying: "This intentional agreement is related to the overall situation, and it has to be studied by the Standing Committee." After Zeng Zhaoqiang left, Hou Weidong remained silent in the office for a long time.He knew that if the agreement of intent of the Shengbao Group was referred to the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and handled according to the rules of procedure, there would definitely be a rift between him and Zeng Zhaoqiang.This is obviously a situation that Hou Weidong does not want to see, but the issue of principle cannot be betrayed, and Hou Weidong firmly believes that he is correct.When Hou Weidong first started working, he struggled for a good living environment. After he became the secretary of the county party committee, with the increase of power and responsibility, a sense of responsibility and mission emerged in his heart.This is a gradual process, and it is also a process in which quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. "Would you like to report this matter to Zhu Minsheng in advance?" This question made Hou Weidong think a lot.Based on his understanding of Zhu Minsheng, he knew that what Zhu Minsheng valued more was his political achievements—to catch up with Tiezhou's political achievements in a short period of time.Instead of this, it's better to pretend to be confused and cut first and then play. As for the idea of ​​reporting to mayor Liu Bing, it only flashed through Hou Weidong's mind. After the organization minister Guo Lan came out of Hou Weidong's office, she felt inexplicably irritable. She put the Shengbao Group agreement on the table and read it word by word.She is not familiar with administrative work, but she has been working in the organization department since graduating from university, and she has seen too much ups and downs in the officialdom. She naturally understands the risk that Hou Weidong will face if he vetoes this agreement of intent. Huang Fan, the director of the office, knocked on the door and entered, and said, "Minister Guo, Secretary Liang of Shuanghe Town called. I would like to invite you to Shuanghe Town to take a look at the newly built party member's library at noon today." Guo Lan was not in the mood at all, and said: "Forget it, I have something to do today, and I will go to Shuanghe another day. You can say sorry to Secretary Liang." After sitting in the office for a while, Guo Lan picked up the phone at hand. "I'm Guo Lan, I have a few words to say, is it convenient?" "convenient." "Could you reconsider your decision on the Sambos Group's agreement of intent?" "This is only my personal decision, and it has not been discussed by the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee." Hearing Hou Weidong's seemingly relaxed tone, Guo Lan suddenly felt a little angry and said: "Hou Weidong—Secretary, it's not easy for you to come this far from Shangqinglin. Secretary Zhu has great expectations for Shengbao Group , If you let Shengbao Group leave Shazhou because you rejected the agreement of intent, have you considered the consequences? Losing the support of the municipal party secretary, what does it mean to the county party secretary?" "Guo Lan, what I am negating is the agreement of intent, not severing the cooperation with Shengbao Group. There is a clear difference between these two points." Guo Lan asked back: "Is there a difference?" "It's up to Shengbao Group, not me." After putting down the phone, Hou Weidong couldn't help but feel a burst of warmth when he thought of Guo Lan's cockfighting tone. On Wednesday, the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee was held as scheduled, and the last topic was to discuss the agreement of intent of Shengbao Group. The introduction of Zhou Fuquan, member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and deputy county magistrate, is divided into three parts: one is to introduce the basic situation of Shengbao Group to the Standing Committee; the other is to talk in detail about the repeated negotiations with Shengbao Group; Summarizes the situation of the agreement of intent.He usually completes his work reports in a few words, but today, uncharacteristically, he talked for nearly forty minutes.All the members of the Standing Committee were very patient, and only Zhou Fuquan's shrill voice was the only one in the conference room. This voice fluttered like a sparrow in the conference room.After he finished his report, Hou Weidong said calmly: "Everyone please speak." The conference room fell silent. After waiting for a while, Deputy Secretary Gao Xiaonan broke the silence and said, "For a thousand acres of land, the average farmer's land in our county is only a little more than one mu. According to the average, there are at least a thousand people. How they will live in the future is not only a problem of economic development, but also a social problem, which needs to be considered comprehensively." He added, "Shengbao Group's production land can only be obtained from the Pingba area along the banks of the river. Considering that there are more people involved, higher costs, and more intense conflicts.” Another deputy secretary, Mo Weimin, immediately refuted Gao Xiaonan, saying: "If you want to develop, you must not be afraid of difficulties. Is it difficult to rectify the order of the mining industry? It is very big, and we have also advanced smoothly. After Shengbao Group came, don't say Taxation means that the employed population can absorb the unemployed.” According to the practice of the Standing Committee, the speeches are usually made by the Standing Committee members first, then the deputy secretary, and finally the county magistrate and county party secretary.At this time, the two deputy secretaries expressed their opinions first, and the Standing Committee members were speechless for a while. Seeing some cold silence, Guo Lan said: "The agreement of intent is just an intention, not a formal contract. We need to discuss further on the issue of land and the price of raw materials." After most of the members of the Standing Committee spoke vaguely, the county magistrate Zeng Zhaoqiang looked back, raised his thick eyebrows, and said, "I would like to talk about two points of view. One is how to get rid of the mountain consciousness. Lingxi, Shazhou, and Chengjin all have different degrees. The mountain consciousness, the mountain consciousness can easily make cadres arrogant, stagnant, and self-styled. In the cooperation with Shengbao Group, we must not only see the difficulties, but also see the prospects for development. I think difficulties can be overcome. One Whether the project is good or not, the key is to look at the development prospects. The second is how to form a sense of pioneering, which is actually the other side of the previous problem..." After Zeng Zhaoqiang expressed his opinion, Hou Weidong said: "I will first talk about the purpose of attracting investment, such as increasing tax revenue and economic aggregate, improving the level of technology and industry, etc., but these are benefits, not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is to improve The living standards of the people. Secondly, I would like to talk about the viewpoint of seeking truth from facts, which is actually the essence of Mao Zedong Thought.” After talking about the truth, he made it clear: "The negotiating team has done a lot of work and achieved the preliminary results of an agreement of intent. These are all worthy of recognition. However, Shengbao Group's requirements are too harsh and there are too many unreliable factors. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and I suggest continuing to negotiate with the Shengbao Group on the basis of an agreement of intent, trying to achieve a win-win situation for the enterprise, the government and the villagers.” Zeng Zhaoqiang's face was as deep as water, and he said: "Shengbao Group has always been very tough. This agreement is under the personal guidance of Deputy Mayor Gao Rong and Director Jiang Jin. After careful consideration, we negotiated with Shengbao Group. Overturning this agreement means The negotiations with Sheng Bao Group have failed.” Hou Weidong avoided Vice Mayor Gao Rong, saying: "Shengbao Group has funds, we have resources, both sides are equal, Shengbao Group cannot impose its will on the other party. If Chengjin County accepts such harsh conditions, It will inevitably lead to serious consequences. If they are unwilling to make concessions, we can only attract additional investment. Mineral resources are non-renewable resources, and this is the real priceless treasure. The county party committee and the county government must have a clear understanding." The views of Hou Weidong and Zeng Zhaoqiang are basically the same as those of the last communication between them. Ever since Hou Weidong presided over the work of the county committee, no one had seen such a tit-for-tat debate. Everyone listened to the two main leaders' confrontation with different expressions, and no one spoke. There is never a winner in a debate. According to the rules of procedure of the Standing Committee, the secretary of the county party committee generally speaks at the end of the discussion of each topic, scientifically focuses on discussing opinions, puts forward decision-making plans and opinions, and submits them to the meeting for voting. According to this clause, Hou Weidong stopped the debate and said: "Shengbao Group's intentional agreement is related to the overall situation. Comrades have put forward very good opinions. I will talk about my opinions again, and then through secret ballot, we will decide whether to amend the intentional agreement." Vote." Zeng Zhaoqiang knew the result of the vote well, his face was as cold as ice, and he secretly said: "After all, Hou Weidong is young and vigorous, even tougher than Zhu Yan back then. Zhu Yan still gave Ma Youcai three points of courtesy, but Hou Weidong didn't know how to back down at all. The dignified county magistrate saves face." After getting the meeting minutes of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee, Zeng Zhaoqiang approached Fan Decai of Shengbao Group and said, "The Standing Committee of the County Party Committee has already rejected the intentional agreement, and we still have to conduct a second round of negotiations on cooperation matters." Fan Decai was greatly surprised, and said, "How can we change the good things we talked about?" "This is only an agreement of intent, not a formal contract, and there are many undecided matters in it. It is normal to start the second round of negotiations." "Our request has gone through the board of directors and cannot be changed." Zeng Zhaoqiang said coldly: "Mr. Fan, please report to the board of directors again. We must invest in the most controversial land issue. The specific amount can be discussed. But there is no free lunch in the world. Even Shengbao Group has to follow our policy. Follow the rules of the game, nothing special." Since Fan Decai entered the mainland, he has always faced flattering smiling faces. Zeng Zhaoqiang's tough and cold attitude made him furious.When he wanted to get angry, Zeng Zhaoqiang sneered a few times and walked away. The next day, all the negotiating team of Shengbao Group left Chengjin. On the third day, "Maodong Daily" published the news that Shengbao Group and Maodong City launched substantive negotiations. Under the arrangement of Huang Zidi, Zeng Zhaoqiang made a separate report to Zhu Minsheng on the issue of Shengbao Group.Zhu Minsheng felt relieved when he learned that the negotiation was going well.Seeing Maodong news at this time, he called Zeng Zhaoqiang directly with anger: "What happened to Shengbao Group?" Zeng Zhaoqiang was well prepared and said, "Secretary Hou of the county party committee has denied the intentional agreement, and Shengbao Group is unwilling to talk about it." Zhu Minsheng said angrily: "You mess up! Why didn't you report it? Are you still talking about politics and principles?" Facing Zhu Minsheng's anger, Zeng Zhaoqiang secretly rejoiced. After scolding Zeng Zhaoqiang, Zhu Minsheng asked his secretary Zhao Chengyi to find the meeting minutes of the Standing Committee of the Chengjin County Party Committee.After reading the minutes, he said heartbrokenly, "Hou Weidong didn't succeed enough, and failed more than he did. It would be better if he made up his mind earlier." Secretary-General Yang Senlin happened to come over to report the matter, and Zhu Minsheng said, "Sinlin, have you read the minutes?" Yang Senlin said: "I only saw this summary in the morning." "This is an investment of billions of dollars. How can you be arrogant? Let the secretary-general come forward and talk to Fan Decai, and try to recover it." Yang Senlin carefully studied the intentional agreement between Shengbao Group and Chengjin County. He had been a county magistrate, and he naturally knew that Chai Migui was expensive when he was a housekeeper. After repeated weighing, he was more inclined to Hou Weidong's opinion.Of course, he will not raise objections in front of Zhu Minsheng.When he first served as county magistrate in Yiyang, he might have spoken out. After several years of training, he knew what to say and what not to say. Walking out of Zhu Minsheng's office, Yang Senlin thought, "This Hou Weidong dares to ignore Zhu Minsheng's opinion, he is also a man. But in the officialdom there are only officials and officials, how much is a man worth?" Fan Decai of Shengbao Group received a call from Yang Senlin, and he hummed a little: "Secretary-General, I really want to invest in Shazhou, and I have signed the letter of intent. We investors are chilling." "Chairman Fan, the group signed an agreement of intent with Chengjin County, and it can still be negotiated." "Secretary-General, I am in Maodong City now. The leaders of Maodong City are very enthusiastic, which makes me very embarrassed. When will I return to Shazhou?" After Fan Decai put down the phone, Liang Qiuhe, who was standing aside, said: "Lingxi is located in the inland, and I haven't seen many foreign businessmen, so it's very bluffing. As long as we pretend to leave, they will beg us. When they talk about business, they will be arrogant instead. These people are only interested in money, as long as we have money, they will accept whatever attitude we play." Fan Decai said: "Not necessarily, if it's what you said, why did Hou Weidong firmly oppose this agreement?" Liang Qiuhe thought about Hou Weidong's appearance, and said: "He is an exception, young and vigorous, understandable." After Hou Weidong saw the news about Shengbao Group's visit to Maodong City, he threw the newspaper aside and said to himself: "If the conditions are not relaxed, it will be a disaster wherever you go." After reading the newspaper, Guo Lan seemed restless. She wanted to call Hou Weidong, but after thinking about it, she couldn't help but came to Hou Weidong's office. "Secretary Hou, have you read the newspaper?" "When I first came to work in Shangqinglin, I had nothing to do for a long time. I could only read newspapers every day, and I formed a habit. Now the first thing I do when I enter the office is to read newspapers." Seeing Guo Lan's heavy face, Hou Weidong knew that she wanted to What to say, deliberately let the atmosphere relax. "I'm worried about the Shengbao Group, which is not good for you." Guo Lan always called Hou Weidong "Secretary Hou" when there were many people.When the two were alone together, she basically didn't call "Secretary Hou", but used "you" instead. Hou Weidong sat at the table, looking directly at Guo Lan.For seven years, Guo Lan was still the same as when she was in the youth class, with a few faint freckles on her face and a slightly raised nose, but with the passage of time, her formerly delicate face became more calm. Under Hou Weidong's undisguised gaze, Guo Lan pretended to be calm at first, but soon blushed. She touched her face with her hands and said, "Don't keep staring at me, my face is still clean. Go out and look in the mirror." Ever since dancing with Zhou Changquan that day, the tulle in front of Hou Weidong and Guo Lan seemed to have been lifted, and both of them understood each other's thoughts tacitly. Be cautious. Hou Weidong withdrew his gaze and said: "I made up my mind at the Standing Committee. For the public, this is to protect the country's non-renewable resources, to fight for the interests of the county, and for private interests. The conditions of the Shengbao Group are to give Chengjinan Once the gunpowder kegs are installed, the county is waiting to be a firefighter. I have worked in the Yiyang Development Zone before, and I have dealt with the most grassroots villagers, so I know the pros and cons.” "You should understand what Secretary Zhu is thinking. When he sees the cooked duck flying away, he will blame you in all likelihood." Guo Lan said again, "You are building roads in Shangqinglin, and you got it in the town by bouncing tickets. Taking a seat, being the secretary of the two leaders, and coming to clean up Chengjin's mess, every step seems easy, but I know the difficulty inside." "Life's ups and downs are also common. I've gone too fast in the past few years, so it may not be a good thing." Hou Weidong said with ease, but in his heart he felt another emotion: "Guo Lan is really knowledgeable and understanding. His understanding even exceeds that of Xiao Jia." In March 2001, after repeated battles, Shengbao Group finally signed an agreement with Maodong City.Although Hou Weidong did not see the specific content of the agreement, he knew the general content of the intentional agreement in Maodong City because of the arrogance of the Shengbao Group holding the currency. Even if Shengbao Group did not settle in Chengjin, Chengjin's development momentum is very rapid, the new city has taken shape, and the construction volume has doubled. After Yi Zhongling tasted the sweetness of road construction, he completely escaped from the souvenir industry and extended from road construction to real estate.Looking at the several construction projects posted by Chengjin, I couldn't help drooling.It's just that Hou Weidong controlled Chengjin and insisted on open bidding, so Yi Zhongling regarded Hou Weidong as a thorn in his side. "Secretary Huang, I don't understand why the municipal party committee can tolerate Hou Weidong? He has no leader and is very arrogant. No one buys it, and he even turns his face on him." Huang Zidi said: "You think Hou Weidong is so easy to deal with? He belongs to Zhu Yan, and even more so to Zhou Changquan. It depends on the owner to beat a dog." "Zhu Yan is in Maoyun, and Zhou Changquan will retire to the second line every few years, but the best room for development in Chengjin is in these few years. Let him stand in the way in Chengjin, and our loss will be great. Zeng Zhaoqiang is more flexible than Hou Weidong Many, as long as he is in power in Chengjin, we can operate one or two big projects, and this life is enough.” Huang Zidi hesitated for a while, but still did not finally agree, saying: "This matter will have to wait." In the afternoon, Huang Zidi arrived at Zhu Minsheng's office, and Zhu Minsheng was getting angry with the provincial government's notice. "The gap between us and Tiezhou is not shrinking, but constantly widening. What's the reason?" Zhu Minsheng's face was very ugly. Huang Zidi interjected: "Our cadres are conservative. The old cadres are conservative, and the young cadres are also wise. For the sake of official position, they would rather let go of a large enterprise. This is to affect the development of a region for their own selfishness. To put it seriously, affected the history of a county." Of course Zhu Minsheng knew who he was talking about, and said, "I've made up my mind to replace Hou Weidong." Huang Zidi pretended to persuade him, "Secretary Zhu, Hou Weidong is Governor Zhou's secretary." "Job rotation is a very normal thing. Young people need to exercise in more positions. You can propose a plan to see where he rotates. It is best to rotate a few more positions." Zhu Minsheng wanted to move Hou Weidong very early. However, he has never been ruthless.If Hou Weidong is not replaced after this incident, his prestige will definitely be affected. He will not allow the same thing to happen again on the Shazhou territory. Huang Zidi thought for a while, and said: "Scheme 1, the director of the Culture and Sports Committee is ready to retire, he can be the director in the past; Option 2, Hou Weidong is a law student, and now the political and legal committee team is weaker, he can fill the political and legal committee organ, serving as deputy secretary and director of the Comprehensive Management Office.” Zhu Minsheng thought for a while and said, "Let me think again." Huang Zidi walked out the door, thinking: "Zhu Minsheng is really a scholar. He thinks a lot and does a little, so he's not good for big things. If this matter was on Zhou Chang's body, he would have already done it. How can he control so much." When Huang Zidi returned to the office, Zhu Minsheng called again and said, "Let Hou Weidong go to the Cultural and Sports Committee, but the time will be postponed a bit. After the National Day, I will bring it to the Standing Committee for research." In the evening, Hou Weidong received a call from Yang Liu. Yang Liu said in a low voice, "I accidentally got a piece of news that the municipal party committee is planning to rotate posts. Secretary Hou may be working in the municipal party committee department. I don't know which department." "Is it accurate?" "Basically accurate." Putting down the phone, Hou Weidong let out a long sigh and thought, "Zhu Minsheng has finally made up his mind." After sitting at home for a while, he called Zhou Changquan. "In that case, you might as well come to the province." "I haven't thought about going to the province for the time being. I will get up wherever I fall." "Weidong, you're still young, look farther away, there's no need to fight for your time." "Secretary Zhou, it doesn't mean much for me as a department-level cadre to go to the province. My idea is to rotate to a more practical department and do something." Zhou Changquan is the vice governor, but his age and other副省长相比要大一些，退居二线也就是这几年的事情，侯卫东身上周昌全的铭印太深，到了省里说不定还真是闲着了。 “你想到市里哪一个部门？” “农机水电局，竹水河水电站是在我任期内搞起来的，我想把这个水电站继续搞完。” 周昌全愣了愣，随后会心一笑，道：“这事我去打招呼。”他是何等聪明之人，农机水电局只能算中等局，但是上可以联系吴英副厅长，下可以联系朱小勇的竹水河水电站，侯卫东的用意，他一眼就看穿了。不过，看穿归看穿，他还是乐意为侯卫东打招呼。 很快，侯卫东的调动文件就下来了，他到市农机水电局出任党组书记、局长。 不久以后，曾昭强被任命为成津县委书记。 秘书长杨森林又给胜宝集团樊得财打电话。 樊得财对茂东的基础条件不是很满意，他最中意的地方还是沙州市成津县，接到杨森林电话以后，他带队回到了沙州。 曾昭强得知此消息后，给代县长周福泉打了电话，道：“周县长，你去和樊得财见一面。县里财政状况你很清楚，樊得财如果一点都不让步，五年之内麻烦不断。五年之后你我在什么地方都不清楚，我的意思你明白吗？” 周福泉挂了电话，半天才反应过来：“原来曾昭强是赞成侯卫东的意见的，哎，人心真他妈叵测！” (to be continued)